Q: There was a story recently on the news where employees at Taco Bell refused to serve police officers. What happened in that case? I haven’t heard much about it.
—Andy Sims, Douglasville
A: A Taco Bell employee in Phenix City, Ala., was fired after she refused to serve two Lee County, Ala., sheriff's deputies on July 16.
The employee wasn’t identified and Taco Bell apologized to Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones, a company spokeswoman told the Opelika-Auburn News.
“We are deeply appreciative of the men and women who have taken the oath to serve and protect our communities,” the spokeswoman wrote in an email.
The deputies left the restaurant after they were told they wouldn’t be served.
“I would hope, and am more inclined to think, that this was the action of one person as opposed to a corporate policy or general cultural attitude of the business itself,” Jones told the paper.
Q: How many states honor Georgia’s conceal weapons permit?
—Allen Lingley, Jonesboro
A: There are 31 states that honor Georgia's Weapons License, as it's called.
They are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
“You should acquaint yourself with firearms restrictions in those states when possible,” Georgia.gov states.
The license “allows the holder to carry either openly or concealed,” Jerry Henry, the executive director of GeorgiaCarry.org Inc., told Q&A on the News in an email.
Andy Johnston with Fast Copy News Service wrote this column. Do you have a question? We’ll try to get the answer. Call 404-222-2002 or email q&a@ajc.com (include name, phone and city).
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